120 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1
j, q, x (alveopalatal initials)
jHjiàn jiéjú jEnjC jiIngjiIng
qHqián qíqiáng qióngqC qiAnqiFng
xìxiàn xExuán xiGxìn xióngxCn
zh, ch, sh, r (retroflex initials)
zhDngzhàn zhòngzhí zhízhFng zhézhH
chBchFng chDngchì chuánchéng chíchGng
shànshì shìshí shHshE shuAngshù
réngrán róngrGn rénrì rGnràng
z, c, s (sibilant initials)
zìzé zòngzi zAizAng zFnzú
cBncC cóngcH cuòcí cAicè
sCsù sDngsFn sAnsè sCsAng
1.2. Focus on retroflex and alveopalatal initials
zh, j
zhA jiA
zhAo jiAo
zhDu jiE
zhAn jiAn
zhAng jiAng
zhDng jiDng
ch, q
chA qiA
chAo qiAo
chDu qiE
chAn qiAn
chAng qiAng
chóng qióng